"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.